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PICTURES: Ashwell Prison: More prison staff arrive on scene


Published on Saturday 11 April 2009 16:59

MORE prison officers have arrived at Ashwell Prison and are getting changed into riot gear.

The officers arrived in minibuses in the past 45 minutes.

A spokesman for the Prison Officers' Association said the disturbance was started by one inmate but soon others joined in - as many as 200 to 300.

He said they targeted the work area to get access to ladders, oil and tools and the medical area to access drugs.


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